The Documentary Show

John and Keith are finally back with the first of all new episodes! One of us made a big mistake, but don't worry we make the most of it. After a trip down the rabbit hole of YouTube Music Videos, we talk about Patrick Creadon's Wordplay about Will Shortz and the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Then, we talk about Dan Lewis's Jiu Jitsu vs The World about Jiu Jitsu of all things.

John takes us into the realm of AI with Greg Kohs's AlphaGo about the computer program, AlphaGo as it learns to play the game Go against the top human competitor, Lee Sedol. Then Keith takes us down a different road as we learn about the history of National Lampoon with Douglas Tirola's Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead. They also take some side trips. Okay, many side trips.

Keith and John discuss the ideas of remorse and guilt with Charlie Siskel's American Anarchist about William Powell who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook. Then they cover a smaller documentary about how Larry David once saved a guy from being charged with murder with Jacob LaMendola's Netflix original, Longshot.

John tries to explain short selling stocks and Keith doesn't get it as they discuss Ted Braun's Betting on Zero about the scam that is Herbalife. Keith gets mad a millionaires as they discuss Lauren Greenfield's Queen of Versailles about the biggest house in America and the economic collapse.

John and Keith share what they’ve been up to and what caused the long delay between episodes. They discuss a little bit of current events and Keith explains the Bill Cosby Rule.

It’s an episode we forgot to post. Keith brings us the first documentary containing a viewer warning with Josh Greenbaum’s Becoming Bond. The story of George Lazenby and how he became the one-time James Bond. John then admits he picked the wrong documentary with Jody Lee Lipes, Ballet 422. The story of a kid putting together an important ballet, we think.

Keith and John discuss Doc Show All-Star Joe Berlinger’s Whitey: USA vs James J Bulger all about the trial of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Then, they cover the Jay Bulger (no relation) film, CounterPunch covering the modern world of boxing. There’s some general talk at the beginning and a bit of James Bond talk at the end, you’ll understand why later.

There’s some extra non-doc talk at the top of the show, check below for times. John’s doc is up first with Jaren Hayman’s Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower about five different types of bodyguards. Some are cooler than others. Next up, Keith’s pick, Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce’s Batman Bill, the story of Batman’s co-creator, Bill Finger, and the quest to give him the credit he deserves.

Skyrim talk ends at 15 minutes. Tattoo talk ends at 36:00.

Keith takes us to the world of professional gaming, or eSports as some call it, with Patrick Creadon’s All Work All Play. And John forces Keith to watch a movie about a band he doesn’t like with Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.

John brings back the topic of magicians, but we cover several, with Marcie Hume and Christoph Baaden’s Magicians : Life in the Impossible. Plus, a scandalous update on one magician. Then Keith and John become the Mulder and Scully of documentary podcasts with Justin Gaar’s Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs covering the life and sightings of Christo Roppolo, who can only be described as a weird dude that we want to hang out with.